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UK radio indies break own record for awards won at NYF International Radio Festival
‘D-Day’ production wins record number of awards for one programme UK indie radio producers were celebrating as they posted another great haul of awards at the prestigious New York International Radio Festival. TBI Media, founded and run by RIG Chair Phil Critchlow,...
UK Indie radio producers secure 41 nominations at New York International Radio Festival awards
UK indie radio producers were celebrating another strong showing in the nominations for the New York International Radio Festival Awards, with no fewer than 41 nominations going to a total of 21 production companies. The UK-made indie shows are spread across 19...
Radio Indies launch 800‐place training scheme to build on the UK’s audio production skills
The Radio Independents Group, in association with Creative Skillset, last night unveiled its new RIGtrain scheme for independent radio production companies. Around 800 learners are covered by the scheme, which will cover: specialist production courses; training...
UK Indies win record number of International Radio Awards at New York Festival
UK independent radio production companies last night walked away with 33 New York Festival International Radio Awards, including 15 Gold Awards, 12 Silver and six Bronze. Six Finalist certificates were also awarded for indie programmes. The Awards went to a total of...
Radio Indies show diversity of sector with strong RA Award showing
Independent radio production companies once again featured heavily in the Radio Academy Awards. A wide range of music and speech content, and innovative use of technology, made for both BBC and commercial radio, scooped up a total of 12 awards. These included four...
UK Radio Indies take New York International Festival Awards by storm
UK Independent radio production companies showed their ability to successful compete with content producers from around the globe at the New York Festival International Radio Awards. Indies had received 25 nominations in the awards, constituting over 50% of...
Radio Indies once again punch above their weight with Sony Wins
Independent radio production companies once again punched above their weight in the Sony Radio Academy Awards, winning five Gold, five Silver and seven Bronze awards. Despite being allowed to compete for less than 20% of the BBC’s radio programming the indie sector...
AudioUK 2019 AGM Report
AudioUK Annual General Meeting 2019 Members came together on 26 July in the Council Room at King’s College London, to ratify the new Board and to mark the passing on of the baton from Chair Phil Critchlow to the new Chair, 7digital’s Kellie While. Assembled producers...
Audio Production Awards 2018 Winners announced
Winners Announced for the 2018 Audio Production Awards The winners have been revealed for the Audio Production Awards (APAs), the premier awards for off and on-mic production skills across radio, audiobooks and podcasts. The APAs are sponsored by leading audiobook...